Names distinctive to Albania

The list of names unique to the Republic of Albania*

Female forenames

NameUniqueness Prevalence rank
1. Anxhela 93% 1.
2. Albana 65% 2.
3. Blerina 84% 4.
4. Mimoza 74% 3.
5. Klea 88% 6.
6. Valbona 73% 5.
7. Jonida 85% 7.
8. Majlinda 82% 8.
9. Vjollca 89% 9.
10. Enxhi 99% 14.
11. Shpresa 83% 10.
12. Blerta 95% 13.
13. Lindita 74% 11.
14. Luljeta 80% 16.
15. Sonila 53% 12.
16. Xheni 99% 22.
17. Drita 72% 19.
18. Teuta 78% 21.
19. Nertila 87% 23.
20. Dhurata 85% 24.
21. Migena 87% 26.
22. Arta 54% 17.
23. Edlira 92% 29.
24. Rudina 62% 20.
25. Pranvera 82% 28.

Male forenames

NameUniqueness Prevalence rank
1. Ilir 78% 1.
2. Ardit 86% 3.
3. Klajdi 95% 4.
4. Arben 61% 2.
5. Gezim 84% 5.
6. Fatjon 92% 6.
7. Endri 89% 8.
8. Ermal 90% 9.
9. Dritan 81% 7.
10. Fatmir 75% 10.
11. Erjon 90% 14.
12. Artan 72% 11.
13. Astrit 87% 15.
14. Besnik 74% 13.
15. Bledi 94% 19.
16. Bledar 83% 16.
17. Kujtim 85% 17.
18. Agim 50% 11.
19. Eduart 81% 21.
20. Petrit 81% 22.
21. Erald 82% 23.
22. Erion 83% 24.
23. Gentian 95% 29.
24. Ylli 87% 27.
25. Ardian 71% 20.

Surnames

NameUniqueness Prevalence rank
1. Hoxha 85% 1.
2. Gashi 49% 2.
3. Krasniqi 52% 3.
4. Marku 72% 5.
5. Dervishi 84% 7.
6. Cela 65% 6.
7. Berisha 46% 4.
8. Gjoka 85% 10.
9. Kurti 67% 8.
10. Lleshi 94% 11.
11. Gjoni 93% 13.
12. Hysa 91% 12.
13. Elezi 90% 14.
14. Muca 62% 9.
15. Prifti 82% 19.
16. Spahiu 86% 23.
17. Leka 55% 15.
18. Mehmeti 66% 22.
19. Hoxhaj 85% 29.
20. Hyseni 72% 25.
21. Aliaj 85% 32.
22. Beqiri 77% 28.
23. Sinani 74% 27.
24. Koci 53% 18.
25. Zeneli 82% 33.

Distinctive names in
the related** countries

CountrySimilarity
Slovenia 20%
Serbia 18%
Montenegro 17%
Luxembourg 16%
Belize 12%
Guatemala 11%
El Salvador 11%

*The rank of the unique name is the geometric average of the name uniqueness and the name prevalence in the respective country. Name uniqueness is measured only by the exact grapheme form (not taking into account transliterational equivalents or phonetic similarities).

** Country similarity is the correlation of the relative frequency of the names shared by two countries (as measured by cosine similarity).